The Metamorphosis, Part 3 QUIZ

Gregor realizes that his family hasn't moved to a new, cheaper apartment because--

• They couldn't figure out how to move Gregor in secret.

• Their old apartment was more luxurious and better located.

• Moving would mean admitting they weren't as wealthy as they'd once been.

• The company owned their current apartment lease.

The cleanliness of Gregor's room directly parallels which thematic development?

• His waning humanity

• His hunger for attention

• His love for his family

• His obsession with the new boarders

The new boarders in Part 3 follow which classic motif?

• hero and villian

• parent and child

• trickster and fool

• leader and sidekick

What is it that finally makes Gregor leave his room?

• the smell of dinner

• curiosity about the new boarders

• his sister's violin music

• the need to protest his mother

As Gregor's condition progresses, what diminishes?

• The family's health

• The family's finances

• The family's musical ability

• The family's religion/faith

Which character first decides that they need to be rid of Gregor?

• mother

• father

• maid

• sister

How does Gregor die?

• a rotten apple chokes him while he's eating

• the maid is startled and stabs him

• his sister starves him in his locked room

• an infection festers from something his father threw at him

What is the scene surrounding Gregor's death?

• His sister weeps over his body.

• His father holds his body like the baby he once was.

• His mother squishes him like a bug

• The maid pokes him with a pole upon finding his body.

The family's response to the maid taking out the "trash" indicates--

• they didn't care about Gregor

• they felt guilty and didn't want to think about Gregor

• they felt grateful to the cleaning lady for disposing of his body

• they were annoyed with having to pay a maid

The final image of Grete's body is striking because of --

• the graphic descriptions

• the optimism of her parents

• the contrast to Gregor's body

• the contrast to the train ride